| You may sporadically feel tired in the middle of | | | | Poor posture. When you sit in front of the |
| the day, or perhaps in the late afternoon, but you | | | | computer for long periods of time, you tend to |
| have to remember that you should not be | | | | slouch and your posture suffers horribly. Poor |
| experiencing it practically every day. If it becomes | | | | posture doesn’t only indicate tiredness and |
| more of a habit than an occasional occurrence, | | | | boredom; it can only mean health problems, |
| perhaps you need to analyze your lifestyle – | | | | because your blood flow is impaired and your |
| you may be doing some things that sap your | | | | muscles contract. Make it a habit to get up from |
| energy. Here are just seven things to watch out | | | | your workstation every 90 minutes or so. Just |
| for: | | | | walk around the office or get some water. |
| Being an email addict. Checking your email | | | | Not getting outside. If you always find yourself |
| (voicemail, blackberry, whatever you have) is | | | | stuck in your office for stretches of several |
| okay, but if you have the compulsive need to | | | | hours or more, then you’ll observe that |
| check it every, say, five minutes to see if you | | | | you’re likewise getting tired faster and faster |
| have a new mail, it can eventually leave you | | | | as the days progress. Just because you have a |
| feeling drained in the end. Try to go over your | | | | heavy workload doesn’t mean you have to |
| emails at regular less frequent intervals, maybe | | | | stay glued to your seat all the time. Learn to take |
| every few hours or so. It will eventually eliminate | | | | breathers and go outdoors for short walks. The |
| the sense of urgency to check your mail every | | | | fresh air helps and so does the vitamin D from |
| time it beeps. | | | | the sun. |
| A lot of clutter. If you’re moving around in an | | | | Taking in too much food at once. If you tend to |
| environment that’s far from orderly, you | | | | eat a lot of food in one go, chances are you’ll |
| may already have feelings of anxiety – even | | | | be drained of energy by the time your afternoon |
| before your work starts. Start with a clean and | | | | coffee break arrives. To keep your energy |
| well-organized desk; it will do wonders in helping | | | | evenly distributed, you should take decent |
| you boost your energy. | | | | amounts of food at regular intervals. You |
| Boredom. Sounds a bit ironic, but not doing | | | | won’t feel bloated or energy deprived. |
| anything can actually be more tiring than doing a | | | | Negative people. It’s not just your imagination |
| lot of things in a given day. Try to motivate or | | | | – associating with pessimistic people really |
| psyche yourself up in starting with your to-do list | | | | does make you considerably more exhausted. |
| rather than wasting a big chunk of time | | | | Try to stay away from them as much as |
| procrastinating. Once you begin, it’s much | | | | possible; instead, surround yourself with |
| easier to really become involved in what | | | | good-natured, optimistic friends, family and work |
| you’re doing, giving your mental and physical | | | | colleagues. |
| energy a boost. | | | | |